Asteroid panic: NASA worry as hazardous space rocks skim Earth in worrying end to August
2019 OU1 is estimated to pass 28 Aug, the rock will fly by less than a million miles away at 29,000mph, a hair’s breadth in astronomical terms.
News of these asteroids have been trending on social media and in major news publications throughout August.
Elon Musk recently tweeted: “Great name! Wouldn’t worry about this particular one, but a big rock will hit Earth eventually we currently have no defence.”
This was in reply to Joe Rogan’s tweet about the Express online story entitled, “Asteroid shock: NASA preparing for ‘colossal God of Chaos’ rock to arrive in next 10 years”
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